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The Jewish Calendar
The Jewish calendar is based on
both solar and lunar years. The average lunar year of about 354 days is
adjusted to the solar year by the addition of a leap year and an
intercalary month. Nisan is considered the first month, although the new
year begins with Rosh Hashanah, on
the first of Tishri, which is in fact the seventh month—the calendar has
different starting points for different purposes. The year 2008 translates
to the Jewish year 5768–5769. The year 2009 translates to the Jewish year
5769–5770.
| Month |
Number
of days |
| Nisan (March–April)* |
30 |
| Iyar (April–May) |
29 |
| Sivan (May–June) |
30 |
| Tammuz (June–July) |
29 |
| Av (July–Aug.) |
30 |
| Elul (Aug.–Sept.) |
29 |
| Tishri (Sept.–Oct.) |
30 |
| Heshvan (Oct.–Nov.) |
29 |
| in some years |
30 |
| Kislev (Nov.–Dec.) |
29 |
| in some years |
30 |
| Tevet (Dec.–Jan.) |
29 |
| Shevat (Jan.–Feb.) |
30 |
| Adar (Feb.–March) |
29 |
| in some years |
30 |
| Adar Sheni |
29 |
(intercalary month
in leap year
only) |
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*The months correspond approximately to
those of the Gregorian calendar.
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